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Meanings of natural action in English

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procés natural

A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

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        Usage of natural action in English
        1
        Such a very natural action, too, if you come to think of it.
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
        2
        You have both been overwrought and in no condition for calm, natural action.
        An Original Belle
        3
        For years before a natural action of the bowels was rare.
        The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
        4
        It was a natural action, and, being natural, would show unconcern.
        Dark Hollow
        5
        To elevate a distinction into a difference is the natural action of their minds.
        The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete
        6
        Who dares to withhold it from its natural action, its natural element and joy?
        Harvard Classics Volume 28 / Essays English and American
        7
        Franco's smart to let the natural action of the creative process dictate the drama and humor.
        Reuters
        8
        By so doing he imitates the work which is effected in virgin soil by natural action.
        Outlines of the Earth's History: A Popular Study in Physiography
        9
        The natural action of a man in pursuing a little boy would be to run after him.
        Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
        10
        In the first place, they must be produced by natural action in pre-existing material, or by supernatural action.
        On the Genesis of Species
        11
        To shake, pull, and ransack the box till he had almost destroyed it was now his natural action.
        Desperate Remedies
        12
        What, in relation to our present question, is the natural action of a mind furnished with this knowledge?
        Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
        13
        Thus, also, the eye will continue to see material objects; for such is the natural action of that organ.
        The Happiness of Heaven / By a Father of the Society of Jesus
        14
        The natural action of various organs of the body is more or less arrested by alcohol, thus reducing the temperature.
        The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
        15
        He stepped out of the door as if it was the most natural action in the world, and said, very quietly:
        Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
        16
        In moments of great excitement when all acquired control is in abeyance the individual always returns to the natural action of his group.
        The Reason Why
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